If my marketing is effective, you are a working professional who recently gained an interest in real estate and are trying to figure out what niche to follow and how to get in. Letās get honest. Not everyone has the time or inclination to devote to being an active real estate investor. Let us remove […]
I have been working in Corporate America for nearly 10 years. I have been using my company sponsored 401k and contributing to the match for nearly the whole time. While I have bought real estate in the past out of my 401k, those moves came with tax implications and I knew there had to be […]
As you may know from reading previous posts, I have been self-managing my personal single family rentals since 2019. I chose to do so in order to first assess my abilities to self-manage, understand the work load it would be and determine what needs I would eventually require of my property manager. I even improved […]
I was blessed with the privilege of speaking with Martynas Fedotovas on his awesome podcast, Beating Alpha, where I shared my journey into multi-family, what drives me, and the mission of Robinson Capital. In the interview, I discussed my journey into multi-family investing, investing fundamentals, the goals of Robinson Capital and passive investing. Each of […]
You have heard it said many times:āStay away from debt.āāAll debt is bad.ā It sounded like great advice, especially having come from well-meaning people. If you are like me, you lived a great portion of your whole life with these generalized beliefs. For me, in many ways it was great. I saved as much as […]
When seeking your next investment opportunity, it helps to know how private equity real estate firms vet the market and the deal. As a guest writer for the Fortes Company, I had the privilege of sharing insight gained from episode 120 of the Passive Investor show where host John Fortes and guest Adam Adams discuss […]
As people begin to tailor their interests towards apartment investing, they learn of the great opportunities that come with passively investing in syndications. Invevitably, they will learn that there are SEC rules and guidelines that govern securities and raising money for syndications. Rather than go deep into the restrictions and guidelines in this article, we […]
When it comes to rental property investing, even for passive investors, it is critical to understand how the forces of demand influence desirability for a key market. Conceptually, there are two approaches to demand analysis, Inferred and Fundamental. I will describe each using the Appraisal Instituteās definition for each term. 1ļøā£ Inferred Analysis: Demand projected […]
When I first began my studies of real estate in 2013, I adopted a very narrow mindset in the suitable path to wealth creation. I believed that all investors followed the same obvious strategies and that oneās success was dependent upon that individuals own resources. Along the way, I learned that, aside from the dozens […]
I was an individual investor for years. When I stumbled across real estate as an investment vehicle and alternative to stocks, I wanted to jump right in and started with the most logical and simplest strategy: buying and holding single-family homes. I followed many who were doing it and achieving cash flow and financial freedom […]
As working professionals, we are often limited on time. Hopefully by now for all the time that we put into the job, we have developed a sizeable nest egg for retirement; perhaps these assets are worth your consideration as options to invest in real estate. If you do not have all the cash in the […]
One of the core threats to the income your property produces is vacancy. Vacancy is a term most often used to to describe the level of occupancy of a particularly property. Each unit that is unoccupied is lost income potential. Vacancy is one of the largest expenses to your rental operations. It is easy to […]
Buying real estate is fun. When most people think of the excitement of real estate, they imagine doing deals, collecting monthly cash flow and cashing closing checks. But there is another side of real estate investing, a potentially more ominous view that involves the costly repairs and potentially painful impacts of unplanned expenses. Expenses are […]
I want to share with you a problem that I had early in the year and a revolutionary action that I took to overcome it. Problem As you may know, my personal life is demanding. Even as I grow our investing business, I am a working professional during the day a husband, father of four […]
I hope that you and your loved ones are safe and healthy during this hard time for Americans and the rest of the world. I encourage you to remain strong, look past these immediate disruptions and see the world of opportunity brought by these unpleasant circumstances. Yes, we are still dealing with COVID, a worldwide […]
An Unexpected Opportunity While I was in college at the University of Central Florida, I incidentally obtained a job as a leasing agent at the top UCF-affiliated student housing property at the time (I got hired for the job on the spot after going to the office to respond to a noise complaint about my […]
A strong team is your prerequisite to success Having a PM removes the unnecessary strain from your investing Crawl/Walk/Run – the incremental approach to success Multi-family is attractive due to scalability and lower impact per vacant unit Through GreenDay Capital, Erickson is bringing others with him on this wealth-building journey For this first Investor Spotlight […]
I want to share a very simple concept that is easy to understand, but even easier to overlook when you are purchasing an investment property. The concept is Price versus Value. As Warren Buffet once famously stated, āPrice is what you pay; Value is what you get.ā What he meant by the statement is that […]
Positive trend of population growth. Low unemployment relative to past 5 years, 10 years and national average. Strength from many jobs available to support healthy employment in the city. Jobs varieties spread across multiple industries, including healthcare, finance, aviation, telecommunications and technology. The housing trend demonstrates consistent rent growth, increase in supply and declining rental […]
On the BiggerPockets forums, I stumbled upon a post where an individual investor wanted to know how to find syndicators for apartment investment opportunities. My detailed response prompted further expansion into this blog post. If you have never invested in syndications, it can seem like a daunting undertaking reserved only for the elite. Hardly so. […]
Having gotten into real estate as a self-managing single-family investor, many interested in this route into real estate have contacted me for information on how to get started. I recommend that you check out my article about self-managing vs. using property management to weigh the pros and cons and determine which fit is best for […]
If you are like me when I started investing in real estate, the key obstacle In your head to getting started and growing is cash: How much cash do I need to invest in real estate? With the financial resources that I have, what am I able to buy? This is an individual investor mindset […]
What do you do when you are lucky enough to have a property that has appreciated in value? Although astute investors invest primarily for cash flow, recognizing that appreciation is the icing on the cake, any buy and hold investor will inevitably face the dilemna of what to do with the equity gained from the […]
Summary of Jacksonvilleās market attractiveness: Large land space provides many real estate opportunities Attractions include Jacksonville Jaguars, Florida Theater, Jacksonville Zoo and Beaches Strong and diverse job market-Strong rent growth and declining vacancies trend Large developments in process in downtown and surrounding areas In this market review, I share some interesting insights on a market […]
I occasionally share that my real estate experience started in college while working as a leasing agent at one of the top student housing apartment complexes at the second highest populated college in America, the University of Central Florida. During those three years, I learned a lot about the apartment business and particular student housing. […]